All photos of Yamunotri Temple

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Vishnu Kulshreshtha

In between two narrow but high hill after treking.

One of the major attractions located here is the Yamunotri temple, which is an ancient temple built in the 19th century by Maharani Gularia of Jaipur. This temple was destroyed twice once of by an earthquake in the year 1923 and again in the year 1982, due to some unknown reasons. This temple was dedicated to Yamuna, which is a very holy river for the Hindus.

1 km beyond the temple is the source of the river Yamuna, who is considered the sister of ‘Yama’. Yamunotri temple is just 6 km below the glacier and 3,235 m above the sea level. The temple houses two silver idols t...